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1981 Tour de France

May 20, 2023

The 1981 Tour de France was the 68th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 19 July. The total race distance was 24 stages over 3,753 km (2,332 mi). It was dominated by Bernard Hinault, who led the race from the sixth stage on, increasing his lead almost every stage. Only Phil Anderson was able to stay close to him, until the 16th stage when he fell behind by about 7:00, and then on the 17th stage he would lose another 17 minutes. In the end only Lucien Van Impe, Robert Alban and Joop Zoetemelk were able to finish inside 20:00 of the now three time champ.

1981 Tour de France
Route of the 1981 Tour de France
Race details
Dates25 June – 19 July 1981
Stages22 + Prologue, including two split stages
Distance3,753 km (2,332 mi)
Winning time96h 19' 38"
Results
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The points classification was won by Freddy Maertens, who did so by winning five stages. The mountains classification was won by Lucien Van Impe, Peter Winnen won the young rider classification, and the Peugeot team won the team classification.

Teams

For a more comprehensive list, see List of teams and cyclists in the 1981 Tour de France.

Late 1980, there were plans to make the tour "open", which meant that amateur teams would also be allowed to join. This would make it possible for teams from Eastern Europe to join.[1] The plan did not materialize, so only professional teams were invited. In January 1981, the organisation decided that there would be 15 teams with 10 cyclists, or 16 teams with 9 cyclists each. At that point, 16 teams had already submitted a request to join, and the organisation was in discussion with four additional Italian teams, and the American national team.[2] In the end, the American team did not apply, and the Italian teams decided to focus on the 1981 Giro d'Italia. The organisation selected 15 teams, who each selected 10 cyclists, for a total of 150 participants.[3]

The teams entering the race were:[3][4]

Pre-race favourites

Bernard Hinault, the winner of the 1978 and 1979 Tour de France and reigning world champion, was the main favourite. His knee problems, that caused him to leave the 1980 Tour de France, were solved, and he was in form: Hinault had won important races in the spring, and he had skipped the 1981 Giro d'Italia to focus on the Tour.[5][6] His main rivals were 1980 Tour de France winner Joop Zoetemelk, 1976 Tour de France winner Lucien Van Impe and Joaquim Agostinho, although they had never been able to beat Hinault when he was in form, and of these rivals only Zoetemelk was ever able to keep Hinault within striking distance.[5]

Freddy Maertens, the winner of the points classification in the Tour de France in 1976 and 1978, had won only three minor races in 1979 and 1980, but in 1981 he was selected again for the Tour.[6]

Route and stages

The route for the 1981 Tour de France was revealed in December 1980.[7] Originally, the thirteenth stage was planned as a time trial, followed by a transfer of more than 500 km on the same day, with the fourteenth stage the next day as a mountain stage. A few months before the Tour, there were many teams interested in the Tour, and the Tour organisation was afraid that there would not be enough time on 9 July to have the time trial for that many cyclists, followed by the transfer. For this reason, the thirteenth stage was changed into a criterium, and the fourteenth stage became the time trial.[8] The 1981 Tour de France started on 25 June, and had two rest days, in Nantes and Morzine.[9] The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,000 m (6,600 ft) at the summit of the Col de la Madeleine mountain pass on stage 19.[10][11]

Stage characteristics and winners[12][9][13][14]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 25 June Nice 6 km (3.7 mi)   Individual time trial   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1a 26 June Nice 97 km (60 mi)   Hilly stage   Freddy Maertens (BEL)
1b Nice 40 km (25 mi)   Team time trial  TI–Raleigh–Creda[15]
2 27 June Nice to Martigues 254 km (158 mi)   Plain stage   Johan van der Velde (NED)
3 28 June Martigues to Narbonne 232 km (144 mi)   Plain stage   Freddy Maertens (BEL)
4 29 June Narbonne to Carcassonne 77 km (48 mi)   Team time trial  TI–Raleigh–Creda
5 30 June Saint-Gaudens to Pla d'Adet 117 km (73 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
6 1 July Nay to Pau 27 km (17 mi)   Individual time trial   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
7 2 July Pau to Bordeaux 227 km (141 mi)   Plain stage   Urs Freuler (SUI)
8 3 July Rochefort to Nantes 182 km (113 mi)   Plain stage   Ad Wijnands (NED)
4 July Nantes Rest day
9 5 July Nantes to Le Mans 197 km (122 mi)   Plain stage   René Martens (BEL)
10 6 July Le Mans to Aulnay-sous-Bois 264 km (164 mi)   Plain stage   Ad Wijnands (NED)
11 7 July Compiègne to Roubaix 246 km (153 mi)   Plain stage   Daniel Willems (BEL)
12a 8 July Roubaix to Brussels (Belgium) 107 km (66 mi)   Plain stage   Freddy Maertens (BEL)
12b Brussels (Belgium) to Circuit Zolder (Belgium) 138 km (86 mi)   Plain stage   Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
13 9 July Beringen (Belgium) to Hasselt (Belgium) 157 km (98 mi)   Plain stage   Freddy Maertens (BEL)
14 10 July Mulhouse 38 km (24 mi)   Individual time trial   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
15 11 July Besançon to Thonon-les-Bains 231 km (144 mi)   Hilly stage   Sean Kelly (IRE)
16 12 July Thonon-les-Bains to Morzine 200 km (120 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Robert Alban (FRA)
13 July Morzine Rest day
17 14 July Morzine to Alpe d'Huez 230 km (140 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Peter Winnen (NED)
18 15 July Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Le Pleynet 134 km (83 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
19 16 July Veurey to Saint-Priest 118 km (73 mi)   Plain stage   Daniel Willems (BEL)
20 17 July Saint-Priest 46 km (29 mi)   Individual time trial   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
21 18 July Auxerre to Fontenay-sous-Bois 207 km (129 mi)   Plain stage   Johan van der Velde (NED)
22 19 July Fontenay-sous-Bois to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 187 km (116 mi)   Plain stage   Freddy Maertens (BEL)
Total 3,753 km (2,332 mi)[16]

Race overview

Main articles: 1981 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11 and 1981 Tour de France, Stage 12a to Stage 22
 
Bernard Hinault (pictured in 1982), winner of the general classification

Hinault started out strong and won the prologue. Freddy Maertens showed he was still able to win sprints by winning the first part of the first stage. The second part was a team time trial, won by TI–Raleigh, which put Gerrie Knetemann in the lead of the race. TI–Raleigh also won the second team time trial in stage four.[5]

The Pyrenees were only briefly visited, in the fifth stage.[6] For the last mountain, Hinault was the lead group, together with Lucien Van Impe and Phil Anderson. Van Impe escaped in the last kilometers and won the stage, 27 seconds ahead of Hinault. Anderson, who finished in third place, became the new leader, the first Australian cyclist to wear the yellow jersey.[5] Anderson had started as domestique for Jean-René Bernaudeau, and nobody was expecting him to be able to follow Hinault.[17] In the time trial of stage six, Hinault won as expected, and became the race leader. Anderson surprised with a third place, and he now followed Hinault by 13 seconds in the general classification.

In the following stages, through Northern France and Belgium, Hinault slowly increased his margin over Anderson by winning amelioration sprints, until lead by 57 seconds after stage 13. In stage 14, Hinault won the time trial, and added two more minutes to the margin.

In the sixteenth stage in the Alps, Anderson was not able to follow anymore. He lost 4 minutes to Hinault, but stayed in second place. Anderson lost this second place in the 17th stage, where he lost 17 minutes, making Van Impe the new second placed cyclist, nine minutes behind. Hinault showed his dominance by winning the eighteenth stage.

The time trial in stage 20 was also won by Hinault, who increased the margin to Van Impe to more than 14 minutes.[12]

Doping

In the 16th stage, Claude Vincendeau was randomly selected to undergo a doping test. Vincendeau abandoned during that stage, and had already left to his hotel. One of the doctors then went to his hotel to obtain a urine sample, but Vincendeau was unable/unwanting to give it. This counted as a positive test.[18]

Classification leadership and minor prizes

There were several classifications in the 1981 Tour de France, four of them awarding jerseys to their leaders.[19] The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[20] The time bonus for stage winners had been absent in the years before, but it returned in 1981;[12] 30, 20 and 10 seconds for the first three cyclists in every stage.[21]

Additionally, there was a points classification, were cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[22]

There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.[23]

Another classification was the young rider classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only cyclists younger than 24 were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.[24]

The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1981, this classification had no associated jersey.[25]

For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that led this classification were identified by yellow caps.[25] There was also a team points classification. Cyclists received points according to their finishing position on each stage, with the first rider receiving one point. The first three finishers of each team had their points combined, and the team with the fewest points led the classification. The riders of the team leading this classification wore green caps.[25]

In addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass-start stage to the cyclist considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.[26] Bernard Hinault won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.[27] The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass a point in the Landes forest 42 km (26 mi) before the end of stage 7 in Bordeaux.[28][29] This prize was won by Theo de Rooij.[30]

Classification leadership by stage[31][32][33]
Stage Stage winner General classification
  		Points classification
  		Mountains classification
  		Young rider classification
  		Combination classification Intermediate sprints classification Team classifications Combativity award
By time By points
P Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault no award Theo de Rooij Bernard Hinault no award Renault–Elf–Gitane TI–Raleigh–Creda not awarded
1a Freddy Maertens Rudy Pevenage Charly Bérard Phil Anderson Rudy Pevenage Renault–Elf–Gitane Jean-René Bernaudeau
1b TI–Raleigh–Creda Gerrie Knetemann Ad Wijnands TI–Raleigh–Creda not awarded
2 Johan van der Velde Bernard Hinault Miko–Mercier–Vivagel Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle
3 Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens Phil Anderson Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata Willy Teirlinck
4 TI–Raleigh–Creda Daniel Willems not awarded
5 Lucien Van Impe Phil Anderson Phil Anderson Phil Anderson Freddy Maertens Renault–Elf–Gitane Bernard Hinault
6 Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf–Gitane not awarded
7 Urs Freuler Jean-François Pescheux
8 Ad Wijnands Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata Eddy Verstraeten
9 René Martens Peugeot–Esso–Michelin Patrick Perret
10 Ad Wijnands Régis Ovion
11 Daniel Willems Serge Beucherie
12a Freddy Maertens Daniel Willems
12b Eddy Planckaert
13 Freddy Maertens Rudy Pevenage
14 Bernard Hinault not awarded
15 Sean Kelly Pierre Bazzo
16 Robert Alban Lucien Van Impe Peugeot–Esso–Michelin Hubert Linard
17 Peter Winnen Peter Winnen Dominique Arnaud
18 Bernard Hinault Juan Fernández Martín
19 Daniel Willems Phil Anderson
20 Bernard Hinault not awarded
21 Johan van der Velde Gerrie Knetemann
22 Freddy Maertens Dominique Arnaud
Final Bernard Hinault Freddy Maertens Lucien Van Impe Peter Winnen Bernard Hinault Freddy Maertens Peugeot–Esso–Michelin Peugeot–Esso–Michelin Bernard Hinault

Final standings

Legend
  Denotes the winner of the general classification   Denotes the winner of the points classification
  Denotes the winner of the mountains classification   Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[34]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Bernard Hinault (FRA)   Renault–Elf–Gitane 96h 19' 38"
2   Lucien Van Impe (BEL)   Boston–Mavic + 14' 34"
3   Robert Alban (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 17' 04"
4   Joop Zoetemelk (NED) TI–Raleigh–Creda + 18' 21"
5   Peter Winnen (NED)   Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 20' 26"
6   Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin + 23' 02"
7   Johan De Muynck (BEL) Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt–Europ Decor + 24' 25"
8   Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt–Europ Decor + 24' 37"
9   Claude Criquielion (BEL) Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt–Europ Decor + 26' 18"
10   Phil Anderson (AUS) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin + 27' 00"

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[35][37]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Peter Winnen (NED)   Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata 96h 40' 04"
2   Claude Criquielion (BEL) Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt–Europ Decor +5' 52"
3   Phil Anderson (AUS) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin +6' 26"
4   Jean-François Rodriguez (FRA) Renault–Elf–Gitane +18' 06"
5   Graham Jones (GBR) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin +20' 40"
6   Dominique Arnaud (FRA) Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo + 31' 49"
7   Marino Lejarreta (ESP) Teka–Campagnolo + 50' 11"
8   Theo de Rooij (NED) Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 55' 36"
9   Ronny Claes (BEL) Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 56' 03"
10   Juan Fernández (ESP) Kelme–Gios + 1h 10' 20"

Combination classification

Final combination classification (1–6)[38]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Bernard Hinault (FRA)   Renault–Elf–Gitane 6
2   Lucien Van Impe (BEL)   Boston–Mavic 20
3   Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 21
4   Phil Anderson (AUS) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 22
5   Alfons De Wolf (BEL) Vermeer Thijs 23
6   Robert Alban (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane 25

Intermediate sprints classification

Final intermediate sprints classification (1–10)[36][39]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Freddy Maertens (BEL)   Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago 131
2   William Tackaert (BEL) DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or 106
3   Bernard Hinault (FRA)   Renault–Elf–Gitane 61
4   Yvon Bertin (FRA) Renault–Elf–Gitane 51
5   Pierre Bazzo (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane 45
6   Rudy Pevenage (BEL) Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata 43
7   Willy Teirlinck (BEL) Boston–Mavic 38
8   Ludo Peeters (BEL) TI–Raleigh–Creda 36
9   Phil Anderson (AUS) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 34
10   Marcel Laurens (BEL) DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or 32

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[35][36]
Rank Team Time
1 Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 399h 30' 24"
2 Renault–Elf–Gitane + 11' 20"
3 Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 26' 46"
4 La Redoute–Motobécane + 42' 49"
5 Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo + 45' 53"
6 Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt–Europ Decor + 52' 17"
7 TI–Raleigh–Creda + 1h 55' 35"
8 Miko–Mercier–Vivagel + 2h 15' 53"
9 DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or + 2h 23' 29"
10 Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo + 2h 29' 20"

Team points classification

Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–5)[27]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Bernard Hinault (FRA)   Renault–Elf–Gitane 25
2   Dominique Arnaud (FRA) Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo 16
3   Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 12
4   Willy Teirlinck (BEL) Boston–Mavic 11
5   Phil Anderson (AUS) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 10
  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane

Aftermath

The 1981 Tour de France is seen as the year in which the globalization of the Tour became important. Before that most cyclists came from France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands, with only occasional successes by other European cyclists. Anderson was the first non-European cyclist to lead the Tour de France, and more would follow in the coming years.[40] The plans to make the Tour de France open to amateurs were not forgotten, and it happened in 1983.[41]

Anderson would again wear the yellow jersey in the next year, when he also won the young rider classification.

Hinault won five stages as reigning world champion. This had happened before, most recently in 1979 with Gerrie Knetemann and in 1980 with Jan Raas, but after 1981 it became a rare occurrence. The next time that this happened was in 2002 with Óscar Freire, and after that in 2011 with Thor Hushovd.[42]

Maertens who also won five stages would make his comeback year complete by winning the 1981 UCI Road World Championships later that year, but after that never reached his 1981 level again.

Jacques Boyer became the first American to ride in the Tour de France, acting as a domestique for Hinault.[43]

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External links

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The 1981 Tour de France was the 68th edition of the Tour de France taking place between 25 June and 19 July The total race distance was 24 stages over 3 753 km 2 332 mi It was dominated by Bernard Hinault who led the race from the sixth stage on increasing his lead almost every stage Only Phil Anderson was able to stay close to him until the 16th stage when he fell behind by about 7 00 and then on the 17th stage he would lose another 17 minutes In the end only Lucien Van Impe Robert Alban and Joop Zoetemelk were able to finish inside 20 00 of the now three time champ 1981 Tour de FranceRoute of the 1981 Tour de FranceRace detailsDates25 June 19 July 1981Stages22 Prologue including two split stagesDistance3 753 km 2 332 mi Winning time96h 19 38 ResultsWinner Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane Second Lucien Van Impe BEL Boston Mavic Third Robert Alban FRA La Redoute Motobecane Points Freddy Maertens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago Mountains Lucien Van Impe BEL Boston Mavic Youth Peter Winnen NED Capri Sonne Koga Miyata Combination Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane Sprints Freddy Maertens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago Combativity Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane TeamPeugeot Esso Michelin Team pointsPeugeot Esso Michelin 19801982 The points classification was won by Freddy Maertens who did so by winning five stages The mountains classification was won by Lucien Van Impe Peter Winnen won the young rider classification and the Peugeot team won the team classification Contents 1 Teams 2 Pre race favourites 3 Route and stages 4 Race overview 4 1 Doping 5 Classification leadership and minor prizes 6 Final standings 6 1 General classification 6 2 Points classification 6 3 Mountains classification 6 4 Young rider classification 6 5 Combination classification 6 6 Intermediate sprints classification 6 7 Team classification 6 8 Team points classification 6 9 Combativity classification 7 Aftermath 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External linksTeams EditFor a more comprehensive list see List of teams and cyclists in the 1981 Tour de France Late 1980 there were plans to make the tour open which meant that amateur teams would also be allowed to join This would make it possible for teams from Eastern Europe to join 1 The plan did not materialize so only professional teams were invited In January 1981 the organisation decided that there would be 15 teams with 10 cyclists or 16 teams with 9 cyclists each At that point 16 teams had already submitted a request to join and the organisation was in discussion with four additional Italian teams and the American national team 2 In the end the American team did not apply and the Italian teams decided to focus on the 1981 Giro d Italia The organisation selected 15 teams who each selected 10 cyclists for a total of 150 participants 3 The teams entering the race were 3 4 TI Raleigh Creda Peugeot Esso Michelin Miko Mercier Vivagel Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor Sem France Loire Campagnolo La Redoute Motobecane Capri Sonne Koga Miyata Puch Wolber Campagnolo Boston Mavic Teka Campagnolo DAF Trucks Cote d Or Kelme Gios Sunair Sport 80 Colnago Renault Elf Gitane Vermeer ThijsPre race favourites EditBernard Hinault the winner of the 1978 and 1979 Tour de France and reigning world champion was the main favourite His knee problems that caused him to leave the 1980 Tour de France were solved and he was in form Hinault had won important races in the spring and he had skipped the 1981 Giro d Italia to focus on the Tour 5 6 His main rivals were 1980 Tour de France winner Joop Zoetemelk 1976 Tour de France winner Lucien Van Impe and Joaquim Agostinho although they had never been able to beat Hinault when he was in form and of these rivals only Zoetemelk was ever able to keep Hinault within striking distance 5 Freddy Maertens the winner of the points classification in the Tour de France in 1976 and 1978 had won only three minor races in 1979 and 1980 but in 1981 he was selected again for the Tour 6 Route and stages EditThe route for the 1981 Tour de France was revealed in December 1980 7 Originally the thirteenth stage was planned as a time trial followed by a transfer of more than 500 km on the same day with the fourteenth stage the next day as a mountain stage A few months before the Tour there were many teams interested in the Tour and the Tour organisation was afraid that there would not be enough time on 9 July to have the time trial for that many cyclists followed by the transfer For this reason the thirteenth stage was changed into a criterium and the fourteenth stage became the time trial 8 The 1981 Tour de France started on 25 June and had two rest days in Nantes and Morzine 9 The highest point of elevation in the race was 2 000 m 6 600 ft at the summit of the Col de la Madeleine mountain pass on stage 19 10 11 Stage characteristics and winners 12 9 13 14 Stage Date Course Distance Type WinnerP 25 June Nice 6 km 3 7 mi Individual time trial Bernard Hinault FRA 1a 26 June Nice 97 km 60 mi Hilly stage Freddy Maertens BEL 1b Nice 40 km 25 mi Team time trial TI Raleigh Creda 15 2 27 June Nice to Martigues 254 km 158 mi Plain stage Johan van der Velde NED 3 28 June Martigues to Narbonne 232 km 144 mi Plain stage Freddy Maertens BEL 4 29 June Narbonne to Carcassonne 77 km 48 mi Team time trial TI Raleigh Creda5 30 June Saint Gaudens to Pla d Adet 117 km 73 mi Stage with mountain s Lucien Van Impe BEL 6 1 July Nay to Pau 27 km 17 mi Individual time trial Bernard Hinault FRA 7 2 July Pau to Bordeaux 227 km 141 mi Plain stage Urs Freuler SUI 8 3 July Rochefort to Nantes 182 km 113 mi Plain stage Ad Wijnands NED 4 July Nantes Rest day9 5 July Nantes to Le Mans 197 km 122 mi Plain stage Rene Martens BEL 10 6 July Le Mans to Aulnay sous Bois 264 km 164 mi Plain stage Ad Wijnands NED 11 7 July Compiegne to Roubaix 246 km 153 mi Plain stage Daniel Willems BEL 12a 8 July Roubaix to Brussels Belgium 107 km 66 mi Plain stage Freddy Maertens BEL 12b Brussels Belgium to Circuit Zolder Belgium 138 km 86 mi Plain stage Eddy Planckaert BEL 13 9 July Beringen Belgium to Hasselt Belgium 157 km 98 mi Plain stage Freddy Maertens BEL 14 10 July Mulhouse 38 km 24 mi Individual time trial Bernard Hinault FRA 15 11 July Besancon to Thonon les Bains 231 km 144 mi Hilly stage Sean Kelly IRE 16 12 July Thonon les Bains to Morzine 200 km 120 mi Stage with mountain s Robert Alban FRA 13 July Morzine Rest day17 14 July Morzine to Alpe d Huez 230 km 140 mi Stage with mountain s Peter Winnen NED 18 15 July Le Bourg d Oisans to Le Pleynet 134 km 83 mi Stage with mountain s Bernard Hinault FRA 19 16 July Veurey to Saint Priest 118 km 73 mi Plain stage Daniel Willems BEL 20 17 July Saint Priest 46 km 29 mi Individual time trial Bernard Hinault FRA 21 18 July Auxerre to Fontenay sous Bois 207 km 129 mi Plain stage Johan van der Velde NED 22 19 July Fontenay sous Bois to Paris Champs Elysees 187 km 116 mi Plain stage Freddy Maertens BEL Total 3 753 km 2 332 mi 16 Race overview EditMain articles 1981 Tour de France Prologue to Stage 11 and 1981 Tour de France Stage 12a to Stage 22 Bernard Hinault pictured in 1982 winner of the general classification Hinault started out strong and won the prologue Freddy Maertens showed he was still able to win sprints by winning the first part of the first stage The second part was a team time trial won by TI Raleigh which put Gerrie Knetemann in the lead of the race TI Raleigh also won the second team time trial in stage four 5 The Pyrenees were only briefly visited in the fifth stage 6 For the last mountain Hinault was the lead group together with Lucien Van Impe and Phil Anderson Van Impe escaped in the last kilometers and won the stage 27 seconds ahead of Hinault Anderson who finished in third place became the new leader the first Australian cyclist to wear the yellow jersey 5 Anderson had started as domestique for Jean Rene Bernaudeau and nobody was expecting him to be able to follow Hinault 17 In the time trial of stage six Hinault won as expected and became the race leader Anderson surprised with a third place and he now followed Hinault by 13 seconds in the general classification In the following stages through Northern France and Belgium Hinault slowly increased his margin over Anderson by winning amelioration sprints until lead by 57 seconds after stage 13 In stage 14 Hinault won the time trial and added two more minutes to the margin In the sixteenth stage in the Alps Anderson was not able to follow anymore He lost 4 minutes to Hinault but stayed in second place Anderson lost this second place in the 17th stage where he lost 17 minutes making Van Impe the new second placed cyclist nine minutes behind Hinault showed his dominance by winning the eighteenth stage The time trial in stage 20 was also won by Hinault who increased the margin to Van Impe to more than 14 minutes 12 Doping Edit In the 16th stage Claude Vincendeau was randomly selected to undergo a doping test Vincendeau abandoned during that stage and had already left to his hotel One of the doctors then went to his hotel to obtain a urine sample but Vincendeau was unable unwanting to give it This counted as a positive test 18 Classification leadership and minor prizes EditThere were several classifications in the 1981 Tour de France four of them awarding jerseys to their leaders 19 The most important was the general classification calculated by adding each cyclist s finishing times on each stage The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader identified by the yellow jersey the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour 20 The time bonus for stage winners had been absent in the years before but it returned in 1981 12 30 20 and 10 seconds for the first three cyclists in every stage 21 Additionally there was a points classification were cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish or in intermediate sprints The cyclist with the most points lead the classification and was identified with a green jersey 22 There was also a mountains classification The organisation had categorised some climbs as either hors categorie first second third or fourth category points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first with more points available for the higher categorised climbs The cyclist with the most points lead the classification and wore a white jersey with red polka dots 23 Another classification was the young rider classification This was decided the same way as the general classification but only cyclists younger than 24 were eligible and the leader wore a white jersey 24 The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification This classification had similar rules as the points classification but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints In 1981 this classification had no associated jersey 25 For the team classification the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added the leading team was the team with the lowest total time The riders in the team that led this classification were identified by yellow caps 25 There was also a team points classification Cyclists received points according to their finishing position on each stage with the first rider receiving one point The first three finishers of each team had their points combined and the team with the fewest points led the classification The riders of the team leading this classification wore green caps 25 In addition there was a combativity award given after each mass start stage to the cyclist considered most combative The split stages each had a combined winner The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification 26 Bernard Hinault won this classification and was given overall the super combativity award 27 The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass a point in the Landes forest 42 km 26 mi before the end of stage 7 in Bordeaux 28 29 This prize was won by Theo de Rooij 30 Classification leadership by stage 31 32 33 Stage Stage winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Combination classification Intermediate sprints classification Team classifications Combativity awardBy time By pointsP Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault no award Theo de Rooij Bernard Hinault no award Renault Elf Gitane TI Raleigh Creda not awarded1a Freddy Maertens Rudy Pevenage Charly Berard Phil Anderson Rudy Pevenage Renault Elf Gitane Jean Rene Bernaudeau1b TI Raleigh Creda Gerrie Knetemann Ad Wijnands TI Raleigh Creda not awarded2 Johan van der Velde Bernard Hinault Miko Mercier Vivagel Gilbert Duclos Lassalle3 Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens Phil Anderson Capri Sonne Koga Miyata Willy Teirlinck4 TI Raleigh Creda Daniel Willems not awarded5 Lucien Van Impe Phil Anderson Phil Anderson Phil Anderson Freddy Maertens Renault Elf Gitane Bernard Hinault6 Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Renault Elf Gitane not awarded7 Urs Freuler Jean Francois Pescheux8 Ad Wijnands Capri Sonne Koga Miyata Eddy Verstraeten9 Rene Martens Peugeot Esso Michelin Patrick Perret10 Ad Wijnands Regis Ovion11 Daniel Willems Serge Beucherie12a Freddy Maertens Daniel Willems12b Eddy Planckaert13 Freddy Maertens Rudy Pevenage14 Bernard Hinault not awarded15 Sean Kelly Pierre Bazzo16 Robert Alban Lucien Van Impe Peugeot Esso Michelin Hubert Linard17 Peter Winnen Peter Winnen Dominique Arnaud18 Bernard Hinault Juan Fernandez Martin19 Daniel Willems Phil Anderson20 Bernard Hinault not awarded21 Johan van der Velde Gerrie Knetemann22 Freddy Maertens Dominique ArnaudFinal Bernard Hinault Freddy Maertens Lucien Van Impe Peter Winnen Bernard Hinault Freddy Maertens Peugeot Esso Michelin Peugeot Esso Michelin Bernard HinaultFinal standings EditLegend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classificationGeneral classification Edit Final general classification 1 10 34 Rank Rider Team Time1 Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane 96h 19 38 2 Lucien Van Impe BEL Boston Mavic 14 34 3 Robert Alban FRA La Redoute Motobecane 17 04 4 Joop Zoetemelk NED TI Raleigh Creda 18 21 5 Peter Winnen NED Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 20 26 6 Jean Rene Bernaudeau FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 23 02 7 Johan De Muynck BEL Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 24 25 8 Sven Ake Nilsson SWE Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 24 37 9 Claude Criquielion BEL Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 26 18 10 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 27 00 Final general classification 11 121 34 Rank Rider Team Time11 Alfons De Wolf BEL Vermeer Thijs 28 53 12 Johan van der Velde NED TI Raleigh Creda 29 46 13 Marcel Tinazzi FRA Sem France Loire Campagnolo 30 03 14 Paul Wellens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 32 09 15 Mariano Martinez FRA La Redoute Motobecane 32 16 16 Eddy Schepers BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 33 27 17 Raymond Martin FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 33 41 18 Michel Laurent FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 34 41 19 Jean Francois Rodriguez FRA Renault Elf Gitane 38 32 20 Graham Jones GBR Peugeot Esso Michelin 41 06 21 Alberto Fernandez ESP Teka Campagnolo 42 27 22 Lucien Didier LUX Renault Elf Gitane 49 26 23 Jacques Michaud FRA Sem France Loire Campagnolo 50 23 24 Dominique Arnaud FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 52 15 25 Gery Verlinden BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 52 48 26 Didier Vanoverschelde FRA La Redoute Motobecane 53 13 27 Charly Berard FRA Renault Elf Gitane 56 06 28 Gilbert Duclos Lassalle FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 56 37 29 Regis Ovion FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 56 43 30 Hennie Kuiper NED DAF Trucks Cote d Or 57 21 31 Pierre Bazzo FRA La Redoute Motobecane 58 00 32 Jonathan Boyer USA Renault Elf Gitane 59 21 33 Serge Beucherie FRA Sem France Loire Campagnolo 1h 01 40 34 Jostein Wilmann NOR Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 1h 02 46 35 Marino Lejarreta ESP Teka Campagnolo 1h 10 37 36 Christian Seznec FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 1h 12 43 37 Bernard Thevenet FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 1h 12 48 38 Vicente Belda ESP Kelme Gios 1h 14 23 39 Theo de Rooij NED Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 1h 16 02 40 Ronny Claes BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 1h 17 08 41 Alain Meslet FRA Boston Mavic 1h 18 38 42 Jordi Jorge Fortia ESP Kelme Gios 1h 23 28 43 Alain Vigneron FRA Renault Elf Gitane 1h 24 52 44 Patrick Perret FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 1h 25 55 45 Bernard Vallet FRA La Redoute Motobecane 1h 26 10 46 Hubert Linard FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 1h 26 12 47 Patrick Friou FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 1h 27 20 48 Sean Kelly IRE Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 1h 28 24 49 Klaus Peter Thaler FRG Puch Wolber Campagnolo 1h 28 51 50 Juan Fernandez ESP Kelme Gios 1h 30 46 51 Regis Clere FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 1h 31 01 52 Guy Nulens BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 1h 33 39 53 Alain De Carvalho FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 1h 35 25 54 Henk Lubberding NED TI Raleigh Creda 1h 37 43 55 Gerrie Knetemann NED TI Raleigh Creda 1h 39 54 56 Maurice Le Guilloux FRA Renault Elf Gitane 1h 41 25 57 Hendrik Devos BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 1h 42 05 58 Jean Louis Gauthier FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 1h 42 12 59 Ludo Peeters BEL TI Raleigh Creda 1h 43 05 60 Hubert Arbes FRA Renault Elf Gitane 1h 43 45 61 Roger Legeay FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 1h 43 56 62 Ronald De Witte BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 1h 44 07 63 Jacques Bossis FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 1h 44 39 64 Ismael Lejarreta ESP Teka Campagnolo 1h 44 49 65 Rudy Colman BEL Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 1h 46 53 66 Freddy Maertens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 1h 47 34 67 Jos De Schoenmaecker BEL Vermeer Thijs 1h 47 54 68 Bernard Becaas FRA Renault Elf Gitane 1h 48 05 69 Bernardo Alfonsel ESP Teka Campagnolo 1h 49 11 70 Jean Chassang FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 1h 50 34 71 Yves Hezard FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 1h 52 15 72 Bernard Bourreau FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 1h 56 32 73 Hubert Mathis FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 1h 58 29 74 Ludo Delcroix BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 1h 59 59 75 Rudy Pevenage BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 2h 00 34 76 Louis Luyten BEL Vermeer Thijs 2h 02 01 77 Christian Levavasseur FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 2h 02 36 78 Patrick Moerlen SUI Sem France Loire Campagnolo 2h 03 20 79 Herman Beysens BEL Vermeer Thijs 2h 03 25 80 Hennie Stamsnijder NED DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2h 05 31 81 Adrie van Houwelingen NED Vermeer Thijs 2h 06 20 82 Jean Luc Vandenbroucke BEL La Redoute Motobecane 2h 07 14 83 Rene Martens BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2h 07 41 84 Jos Jacobs BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 2h 08 21 85 Yvon Bertin FRA Renault Elf Gitane 2h 10 08 86 Joel Gallopin FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 2h 10 22 87 Roger De Cnijf BEL Boston Mavic 2h 10 47 88 Jean Francois Pescheux FRA La Redoute Motobecane 2h 12 04 89 Franky De Gendt BEL Vermeer Thijs 2h 12 42 90 Patrick Hosotte FRA Sem France Loire Campagnolo 2h 12 49 91 Paulinho Martinez ESP Teka Campagnolo 2h 13 12 92 Marc Durant FRA La Redoute Motobecane 2h 13 51 93 William Tackaert BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2h 21 50 94 Frits Pirard NED Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 2h 23 40 95 Frank Hoste BEL TI Raleigh Creda 2h 23 56 96 Eugene Urbany LUX Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 2h 25 01 97 Jesus Guzman ESP Kelme Gios 2h 25 38 98 Jean Paul Hosotte FRA Sem France Loire Campagnolo 2h 28 09 99 Ferdi Van Den Haute BEL La Redoute Motobecane 2h 28 11 100 Jaime Vilamajo ESP Kelme Gios 2h 29 41 101 Eulalio Garcia ESP Teka Campagnolo 2h 30 43 102 Leo Wellens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 2h 30 46 103 Francisco Ramon Albelda ESP Kelme Gios 2h 33 54 104 Manuel Imanol Murga ESP Kelme Gios 2h 35 45 105 Jesus Suarez ESP Kelme Gios 2h 37 36 106 Marc Dierickx BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2h 38 10 107 Dirk Wayenberg BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 2h 40 27 108 Eddy Verstraeten BEL Vermeer Thijs 2h 44 22 109 Albert Zweifel SUI Sem France Loire Campagnolo 2h 44 24 110 Marcel Laurens BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2h 45 21 111 Willy Teirlinck BEL Boston Mavic 2h 46 44 112 Gerhard Schonbacher AUT Puch Wolber Campagnolo 2h 51 30 113 Johnny Broers NED Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 3h 01 58 114 Luc De Grauwe BEL Boston Mavic 3h 05 51 115 Aad van den Hoek NED TI Raleigh Creda 3h 11 29 116 Jan Jonkers NED Boston Mavic 3h 15 21 117 Johan Wellens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 3h 16 02 118 Jorge Ruiz ESP Teka Campagnolo 3h 16 13 119 Alain De Roo BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 3h 19 07 120 Philippe Tesniere FRA Boston Mavic 4h 14 59 121 Faustino Cueli ESP Teka Campagnolo 4h 29 54 Points classification Edit Final points classification 1 10 35 27 Rank Rider Team Points1 Freddy Maertens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 4282 William Tackaert BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2223 Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane 1844 Alfons De Wolf BEL Vermeer Thijs 1525 Rudy Pevenage BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 1476 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 1467 Sean Kelly IRE Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 1218 Johan van der Velde NED TI Raleigh Creda 1209 Yvon Bertin FRA Renault Elf Gitane 11010 Gilbert Duclos Lassalle FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 83Mountains classification Edit Final mountains classification 1 10 35 27 36 Rank Rider Team Points1 Lucien Van Impe BEL Boston Mavic 2842 Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane 2223 Jean Rene Bernaudeau FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 1684 Robert Alban FRA La Redoute Motobecane 1345 Sven Ake Nilsson SWE Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 956 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 797 Peter Winnen NED Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 708 Raymond Martin FRA Miko Mercier Vivagel 63 Alfons De Wolf BEL Vermeer Thijs10 Alberto Fernandez ESP Teka Campagnolo 53 Young rider classification Edit Final young rider classification 1 10 35 37 Rank Rider Team Time1 Peter Winnen NED Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 96h 40 04 2 Claude Criquielion BEL Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 5 52 3 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 6 26 4 Jean Francois Rodriguez FRA Renault Elf Gitane 18 06 5 Graham Jones GBR Peugeot Esso Michelin 20 40 6 Dominique Arnaud FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 31 49 7 Marino Lejarreta ESP Teka Campagnolo 50 11 8 Theo de Rooij NED Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 55 36 9 Ronny Claes BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 56 03 10 Juan Fernandez ESP Kelme Gios 1h 10 20 Combination classification Edit Final combination classification 1 6 38 Rank Rider Team Points1 Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane 62 Lucien Van Impe BEL Boston Mavic 203 Jean Rene Bernaudeau FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 214 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 225 Alfons De Wolf BEL Vermeer Thijs 236 Robert Alban FRA La Redoute Motobecane 25 Intermediate sprints classification Edit Final intermediate sprints classification 1 10 36 39 Rank Rider Team Points1 Freddy Maertens BEL Sunair Sport 80 Colnago 1312 William Tackaert BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 1063 Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane 614 Yvon Bertin FRA Renault Elf Gitane 515 Pierre Bazzo FRA La Redoute Motobecane 456 Rudy Pevenage BEL Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 437 Willy Teirlinck BEL Boston Mavic 388 Ludo Peeters BEL TI Raleigh Creda 369 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 3410 Marcel Laurens BEL DAF Trucks Cote d Or 32Team classification Edit Final team classification 1 10 35 36 Rank Team Time1 Peugeot Esso Michelin 399h 30 24 2 Renault Elf Gitane 11 20 3 Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 26 46 4 La Redoute Motobecane 42 49 5 Sem France Loire Campagnolo 45 53 6 Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 52 17 7 TI Raleigh Creda 1h 55 35 8 Miko Mercier Vivagel 2h 15 53 9 DAF Trucks Cote d Or 2h 23 29 10 Puch Wolber Campagnolo 2h 29 20 Team points classification Edit Final team points classification 1 10 39 Rank Team Points1 Peugeot Esso Michelin 10862 Capri Sonne Koga Miyata 12023 Renault Elf Gitane 13364 La Redoute Motobecane 15835 TI Raleigh Creda 16326 Splendor Wickes Bouwmarkt Europ Decor 18387 Sem France Loire Campagnolo 19188 Miko Mercier Vivagel 20119 DAF Trucks Cote d Or 228510 Puch Wolber Campagnolo 2314Combativity classification Edit Final combativity classification 1 5 27 Rank Rider Team Points1 Bernard Hinault FRA Renault Elf Gitane 252 Dominique Arnaud FRA Puch Wolber Campagnolo 163 Gilbert Duclos Lassalle FRA Peugeot Esso Michelin 124 Willy Teirlinck BEL Boston Mavic 115 Phil Anderson AUS Peugeot Esso Michelin 10 Pierre Bazzo FRA La Redoute MotobecaneAftermath EditThe 1981 Tour de France is seen as the year in which the globalization of the Tour became important Before that most cyclists came from France Spain Italy Belgium Luxemburg and the Netherlands with only occasional successes by other European cyclists Anderson was the first non European cyclist to lead the Tour de France and more would follow in the coming years 40 The plans to make the Tour de France open to amateurs were not forgotten and it happened in 1983 41 Anderson would again wear the yellow jersey in the next year when he also won the young 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